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Our annual concert series presents a refreshingly diverse blend of experimental, world, and traditional Western art music performed by artists such as Angela Hewitt, Kazue Sawai, Louis Lortie, Ikue Mori, Ali Akbar Kahn, Wadada Leo Smith, and Luc Ferrari. The series is held in our historic, 450-seat Littlefield Concert Hall, which has excellent acoustics for vocal, instrumental, and ensemble performances by students and visiting performers. Concert Schedule

Songlines

The Center for Contemporary Music presents a series of public events performed in the more informal setting of the Mills Ensemble Room. This series of symposia on sound, nature, technology, and performance features guest composers, performing artists, and researchers in an intimate setting encouraging dynamic interaction between the audience and artist. Songlines Schedule

San Francisco Chronicle, February 18, 2008. “Roscoe Mitchell brings jazz history to Mills” by David Rubien. An interview with Roscoe Mitchell, Darius Milhaud Chair in Composition at Mills College, about his musical influences and interests.

KQED’s Spark, July 2003. Features the Center for Contemporary Music (CCM) at Mills College and interviews CCM students as they explore the relationship between audience and performer. Includes commentary by CCM Co-director Chris Brown.